Essays on Weight Loss

When trying to lose weight often the most stressed concern is reducing calorie intake. While committing to a calorie deficit will definitely help you lose weight it may not be the most important aspect to losing weight as a new study by Christoper D. Garner...

In a 1959-60 survey from the American Cancer Society, two percent of adults slept six or less hours of sleep on a normal night. Fast forward to 2004, the same survey researched by the National Health Interview showed that the number grew to 30%. An...

Weight stigma is pervasive in the eating-disorder-treatment world. Addressing weight stigma is essential for lasting recovery. Eating disorders don’t have a certain body type, and bulimia nervosa is no exception. Though we often think of small, emaciated young girls when we conjure up an image...

Weight is defined by a thing called the Body Mass index which takes your weight in kg/ your height in meters squared. Health is defined by several components like: Diet, exercise, social, emotional, Spiritual, intellectual, Occupational, and environmental. We are in the middle of an...

Caught up in the frenetic grind of her fashion industry job, Allison Ferrell, 41, paid little attention to her increasing waistline. As Manager of Product Operation and Logistics for Abaete, a New York-based luxury apparel line, lunch was a luxury she couldn’t afford. She said...

A fad diet is a trendy weight-loss plan that typically promises dramatic, unrealistic weight loss results. In a world where ones’ pants size measures their self-worth and where one number on a scale depicts self-love, it’s no surprise that many have bought into the belief...